Many schools offer majors in "hospitality management" or "hotel and restaurant management". Some of these are major universities such as Michigan State, Cornell, and the University of Illinois (and many many more). Some are specialty schools. And some are "on-line." Do a Google search on those terms and see what you like.

Planning events -- conventions, meetings, shows and the accommodations and hosting of meals, recreation, transportation, etc. -- is demanding of financial and other skills (including human relations and communications generally) and is worthy of special study in a good program.

One of my best friends is going to Endicott College in Beverly, MA, and majoring in Hospitality and Business Management, which is exactly the "Event Planning" major you may be looking for. It's obviously a much smaller school, but just thought I'd fill you in.

University of Kentucky has an event planning major. I know the horitculture professor there, and his class is required for event planning. So is culinary, and I think photography, but don't mark me on that one....
I'm looking for a 4-year college to transfer to for event planning, as well.
I know that Cal-Poly has an event planning major, also, which is where I'm looking.

If it is the more physical/visual side of event planning you are interested in there is an Exhibition Design/Visual Presentation major at FIT in NYC. One of the areas they focus on is event planning.http://www.fitnyc.edu/2847.asp

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